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Old May 20th 05, 10:42 PM
tricky
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I dont think it would work. not enought cold ice to cool a big bus .


and it looks just like a plastic container with a fan in, to me !

Why dont you make one yourself and try it ?


Rich


Christian M. Mericle wrote:
> I've been looking for a good, inexpensive way to cool my bus (both
> when I'm driving and camping). Besides costing a bundle, those
> tube-shaped, window-hung swamp coolers never really appealed to me.
> Seemed like they would be a lot of hassle and don't look too good.
>
> I came across this site: http://www.kooleraire.com/. The concept looks
> like a good one for several reasons:
>
> 1. It's cheap. {)
> 2. It recirculates the cooler cabin air instead of dragging in hot air
> from outside.
> 3. You can put your food in the cooler and use the A/C at the same
> time.
> 4. If you used sealed ice (e.g. frozen milk jug, pop bottle, etc.), I
> think it would actually reduce humidity via condensation instead of
> increasing it the way swamp coolers do. This is great news for humid
> climates (or humid days in dry climates like NM).
>
> If my mind is working right, I think it wold fit nicely between the
> front seats.
>
> -- Christian
> '71 Bus -- Turtle
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